B.A. (Part 1) EXAMINATION, 2016
(New Course)
ENGLISH LANGUAGE
Paper First
(Text)
Time : Three Hours Maximum Marks : 50
Note : Attempt questions from all Sections as directed.
Inst. : The candidates are required to answer only in serial order. If there are many parts of a question, answer them in continuation.
Section - A
(Short Answer Type Questions)
Note : All questions are compulsory. Each question carries 3 marks.
1. (A) Why did the author not eat anything for lunch in 'The Luncheon' ?
(B) Why did Della sell her hair in 'The Gift of the Magi' ?
(C) Give in brief the picture of worker's Paradise as given by the author.
(D) What were the three questions whose answer the king wanted ?
(E) How did the astrologer know everything about Guru Nayak ?
(F) What did the Jim only for Della in 'The Gift of the magi' ?
Section - B
(Long Answer Type Questions)
Note : Attempt any two questions. Each question carries 8 marks.
2. Write a summary of the story 'The Home-Coming'.
3. What message is conveyed in the essay 'The Fun They Had' ?
4. Comment upon the ending of the story 'The Diamond Necklace'.
5.What is the explanation which Desmond Morris gives for his observation ?
Section - C
(Long Answer Type Questions)
Note : Attempt any two questions. Each question carries 8 marks.
6. Write a summary of the essay 'Civilization and History'.
7. What message does Rabindranath Tagore want to convey in 'A Wrong Man In Worker's Paradise' ?
8. Write a note on the ironical ending in 'The Gift of Magi'.
9. Discuss the significance of the title 'The Home-Coming'.
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